Beatrice Dawson

Biography

Beatrice Dawson (26 January 1908 – 16 April 1976), nicknamed "Bumble" in the entertainment world, was a British costume designer. She was nominated for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Her frequent collaborator Dirk Bogarde stated that 'Bumble was one of the very best'.

Personal Facts

Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Gender

female

Known Credits

47

Birth Date

1908-01-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  The Importance of Being Earnest
• 

  The Servant
• 

  Where the Spies Are
• 

  The L-Shaped Room
• 

  The Day the Earth Caught Fire
• 

  Too Hot to Handle

Credits

• costume & make-up (47 credits)

  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1976
  • Brief Encounter

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1976
  • The Collection

    costume supervisor

    costume & make-up
    1976
  • Fallen Angels

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1974
  • The Merchant of Venice

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1973
  • A Doll's House

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1973
  • Zee and Co.

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1972
  • The Ballad of Tam Lin

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1970
  • The Man Who Haunted Himself

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1970
  • Three Sisters

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1970
  • The Last Grenade

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1970
  • Guns in the Heather

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1969
  • The Assassination Bureau

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1969
  • Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1968
  • Only When I Larf

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1968
  • Accident

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1967
  • Promise Her Anything

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1966
  • Where the Spies Are

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1966
  • Life at the Top

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1965
  • Masquerade

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1965
  • The Beauty Jungle

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1964
  • Woman of Straw

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1964
  • Macbeth

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1964
  • The Servant

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1963
  • The L-Shaped Room

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1962
  • Term of Trial

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1962
  • Waltz of the Toreadors

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1962
  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1961
  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1961
  • Too Hot to Handle

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1960
  • The Full Treatment

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1960
  • The Challenge

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1960
  • Expresso Bongo

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1959
  • The Key

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1958
  • The Abominable Snowman

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1957
  • Manuela

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1957
  • The Prince and the Showgirl

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1957
  • Footsteps in the Fog

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    1955
  • Svengali

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1954
  • The Black Knight

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1954
  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1952
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1951
  • Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1951
  • State Secret

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1950
  • The Reluctant Widow

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1950
  • Trottie True

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1949
  • Dear Mr. Prohack

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1949